PhD Opportunities in Portugal

PhD opportunity at CERIS, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, in Lisbon, Portugal. The project is part of H2030 TIES — Transforming Hydropower: Integrating Flexibility, Ecosystem Health, and Societal Needs — and focuses on the ecological impacts of flexible hydropower operation on freshwater ecosystems. The selected PhD student will combine field monitoring, laboratory experiments, and predictive modelling to study how hydropeaking affects fish populations and critical habitats, ...

Funded PhD opportunity in Geology with a specialisation in Volcanology at the University of the Azores / IVAR – Research Institute for Volcanology and Risk Assessment . The project is centered on the geomorphological analysis of submarine volcanic features and their relationship to eruptive processes and styles . The work will use spatial analysis tools and statistical methods , making it a strong fit for candidates interested in earth-surface processes, volcanic systems, and quantitative geosci...

The University of Coimbra is opening an international tender for 2 PhD Researcher positions equivalent to the category of Assistant Researcher in Music Studies , with a specific focus on Music Theory and Analysis , hosted at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of the 20th Century (CEIS20) within the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research. The project, MusicAnalytica – Interdisciplining Music Studies through the Reconfiguration of Theoretical and Analytical Knowledge , is funded by the Eur...

FCiências.ID is recruiting a PhD Scientific Researcher (Initial Stage Researcher) for the AquaPLAN project, titled Aquatic Pollution from Light and Anthropogenic Noise: management of impacts on biodiversity . The position is based at the cE3c – Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes in Lisbon, Portugal, and is funded through the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research & Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No. 101135471. This is a full-time temporary research contract, ex...

PhD Researcher position at the University of Porto (FEUP) The Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) is recruiting one Entry-Level PhD Researcher for the SmarTuBending project, a research and innovation initiative focused on smart, efficient, and connected bending machines. The position is based at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal. Research focus The successful candidate will strengthen the environmental integration and Life Cycle Assessme...

The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), through its Research and Development Unit RISE-Health, is recruiting one PhD Researcher equivalent to Assistant Researcher within the CARDIOMICS project ( Monitorização da saúde cardiocerebrovascular por metabolómica / cardio-cerebrovascular health monitoring through metabolomics). This is a research-focused position in Biomedical Sciences and is linked to the analysis of cardiovascular disease cohorts using metabolomics and lipidomics a...

Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP) is recruiting one PhD researcher equivalent to Assistant Researcher for the MEDISPEECH project (Ref. COMPETE2030-FEDER-02491800). The position is based at FMUP in Porto, Portugal, and is assigned to the RISE-Health research and development unit. The project focuses on improved efficiency in automated medical reporting to enhance doctor and patient experience, with work situated in Digital Health and related areas. The successful candidate wil...

Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP) is recruiting one Entry-Level PhD Researcher for the project MitOConexão: Investigating the Mitochondrial Nexus in Onco-Cardiology (Ref. NORTE2030-FEDER-02713500). This is an international competitive selection procedure for a temporary fixed-term employment contract, carried out within FMUP and linked to the research and development unit RISE-Health . The position is centered on biomedical sciences , with research activities spanning mitocho...

Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FMUP) is recruiting two Entry-Level PhD Researchers for the PROFIT project (PRocedure Optimization and data-driven eFficiency Improvement in healthcare environmenTs; Ref. COMPETE2030-FEDER-00376900). The positions are based in the Health Data Science area and linked to the Research and Development Unit RISE-Health at FMUP in Porto, Portugal. The role is focused on research and development activities that aim to improve the efficiency of health serv...